CSI # 53 After Rain and featured international artist at Scrap n'Art

I am slowling getting sorted with my new due dates and creating for weeks behind the scenes before posting several pages all at one time instead of posting twice weekly. I will let you know at the end of each blog post when I will be posting again next time.

Aaaanyhow, today I'll share my page for Color..Stories..Inspiration case file nbr 53. A lovely and soft spring palette of colours.

 And the beautiful printable coordinates that our Michele Singh has created for us;

 

THE SCHEME (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Sof-tea - pale dusty pink, taken from the cream pitcher  - 242.230.234
• Tranquili-tea - lavendar, taken from the purple hydrangea - 192.173.209
• Sereni-tea - pale blue, taken from the teacup - 221.230.239
• Green Tea - pale yellow green, taken from the background - 243.254.214
• Placidi-tea - gray, taken from the shadows on the tablecloth - 206.206.216

EVIDENCE (CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS)

• flowers
• metal
• pleating
• texture paste
• scallops
• cupcake accent
• teacup accent
• embossed paper (inspired by the design on the cupcake)
• fabric (inspired by the tablecloth and napkin)

TESTIMONY (CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

• Be inspired by this site: Daydreaming on Paper--try the little button at the bottom.
• Journal in the form of a recipe (inspired by the cupcake)
• Try oneword (inspired by the one teacup)
• Write a haiku--inspired by the 3 main elements in the picture. Directions for writing haiku poems.
• Add scallops to your journaling spot
• Inspiration Words: -- soft, lovely, quiet use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title

We trust we've left enough clues for you to solve the case!

The deadline for completing Case File No. 53

is Sunday, January 13, 11:59 p.m. EST.

Thus, you have a week plus the two weekends to complete your layout.

(See count-down timer on the right-hand sidebar of most pages.)

We can't wait to see what YOU create!

And here is my take that I've called "After Rain";

 

The backing paper is by Swedish Maja Design, as are the fussy-cut tea pot and tea cups. The rest is Prima Fairybelle.

 
The soft colours of the palette remind me of lupins and cherry blossoms on a spring day just after it has rained. The petals and leaves glisten with the raindrops, looks like a fairy has sprinkled diamonds on them. So this time my journalling has no other bearing that prettiness and the scent of flowers after a mild spring shower leving everything dewy and fresh.
 
The pale yellow-green was a tricky one, I used some bling that had almost the right colour.
 
Fussy cut lavendar blooms from a paper from Maja Design layered with some Prima sweetness.

 
The evidence I used are flowers, tea cup accents, scallops (the journalling cards), texture paste and fabric, or to be correct, lace.

 

And that's it, nothing lengthy or overly complicated this time. I just wanted to make something pretty.

I also want to share with you that I am featured as the January International Artist over at the online magazine called Scrap n'Art. If you register online and and use the code "EilaS" you will have a free subscription for Scrap n'Art until 5 February.

Here is the link to the magazine; click here for a free subscription till 5 Feb of Scrap n'Art

If you go to their Facebook page; click here for Scrap n'Art's Facebook page and make a comment that I sent you, you have a chance of winning one of their free one-year subscriptions that they give away.

Before I sign off for today, I would like to thank all my beautiful scrappy friends around the globe. Mr Postman brought me several surprises that Santa couldn't fit into his sack. You know who you are! I am overwhelmed by your kindness - thank you so much!

There is a super cool lady in France who makes awesome mixed media pieces, just look at this fantastic envelope, a piece of art in itself, and the card - wowser! Merci beaucoup ma belle Corinne Lagneux!!  Bis bis bis!


This is the envelope.

 
This is the card.

I will be back next Wednesday, 9 January European time when I will share two pages for a GDT gig that I have in January.

Have a wonderful weekend and start to a new week!

Toodelipip! xoxo Eila